Scrapbook Memories (Part 1)

wheel_nut · 14 January 2010 01:53

coca cola kid:
Hi Bubbs, Have you got any Hoyer in old colour’s same as Norman Lewis Cheers Mel

Shouldnt that be, Have you got any Norman Lewis in old colours same as Hoyer Cheers Malc

coca_cola_kid · 14 January 2010 09:55

Well yer maybe right there Malc, they did have a good old ding dong in court over it.

ainacs · 14 January 2010 13:35

Just having a clear out found an old Motor ’ Transport’ from 1998 found this couple of pics/articles.

A Leyland Comet with ‘Past Notes’ article from 1929 about railwaymen/drivers guaranteed 48hrs and a whole weeks paid holiday!!!

And times don’t change look at this Stan Robinson article.

Regards Pat

bubbleman · 14 January 2010 14:11

Hello,well done Pat…good pics,here are a few Guy big Js which dose’nt help with the debate of if one of SOMs had a 240 fitted in it…they did run a 6x4 on heavy haulage so 180 gardner may not have had enough grunt…who knows,anyway enjoy the following pics

Hope these are ok.

Cheers Bubbs.

3300john · 14 January 2010 20:34

bubbleman:
Hello,well done Pat…good pics,here are a few Guy big Js which dose’nt help with the debate of if one of SOMs had a 240 fitted in it…they did run a 6x4 on heavy haulage so 180 gardner may not have had enough grunt…who knows,anyway enjoy the following pics

Hiya the SOMs 6x4 bigJs was powered by a 252bhp engine(maybe ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 310bhp was also a option.A bigJ8 was also buit with a ■■■■■■■ NTK
350 the lorry in the picture is 1969 that would be to early to be a 8LXB.
John.

3300john · 14 January 2010 20:34

bubbleman:
Hello,well done Pat…good pics,here are a few Guy big Js which dose’nt help with the debate of if one of SOMs had a 240 fitted in it…they did run a 6x4 on heavy haulage so 180 gardner may not have had enough grunt…who knows,anyway enjoy the following pics

Hiya the SOMs 6x4 bigJs was powered by a 252bhp engine(maybe ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 310bhp was also a option.A bigJ8 was also buit with a ■■■■■■■ NTK
350 the lorry in the picture is 1969 that would be to early to be a 8LXB.
John.

bubbleman · 15 January 2010 13:22

Hiya,a mixture today again,will look out for some Hoyer pics for coca cola kid,but I may not have any

Hope these are ok.

Cheers Bubbs.

fryske · 15 January 2010 14:33

bubbleman:

that’s the 44 ton prototype - it has a 250 HP turbo ■■■■■■■

This is what it looks like now:

gavin_mcardle · 15 January 2010 21:24

Hi All I have not been on much lately (pressures of work- so much for being retired!) so apologies if someone else has posted this as I have not had time to catch up yet. Back in about page 75 there was mention of Arthur Ducket from Highbridge by Flatman, I said that he was about 75 and still working. Well Arthur has been in the news again in fact he is 80 he passed me going in to Exeter a couple of weeks ago his truck is an 1820 Merc. I wonder how many 80 year old still have an HGV licence and still use it daily (Would I still want to be working at 80■■?)
Gavin

bubbleman · 16 January 2010 20:02

Hello,Fodens today boys.

Hope these are ok.

Cheers Bubbs.

ubym344 · 16 January 2010 20:29

my brother in law was a london taxi driver he knew of a driver who was 80 odd still driving a cab he had to have a medical every 6 months though for his PSV licence

bubbleman · 17 January 2010 19:42

Hi gang,Volvos today.

Hope these are ok.

Cheers Bubbs.

bubbleman · 18 January 2010 21:51

Hello,Some Bedfords today lads.

Anyone remember The Bedford Drivers Club,did they have get togethers,■■■■ ups or what?

Cheers Bubbs.

chris_webb · 19 January 2010 12:01

Hi Bubbs.When I was on market work in the 60s we had a mixed fleet of AEC and Bedford and one of the drivers was in the Bedford driver’s Club. I once asked him the same question and he said he didn’t know if they had ■■■■ ups or not,and in any case it wouldn’t matter 'cos he was always in the wagon anyway

curnock · 19 January 2010 16:14

crackin photo of the km next to the thames,hard to beleive it was ever that busy,even tho it was on its way out at that time.how far have we come !!!,or have we.cant even hold onto a friggin chocolate company nowadays.(cadbury’s)

lemonmouth · 19 January 2010 16:41

bubbleman:
Hello,Some Bedfords today lads.

Can’t ever remember seeing a C reg KM Bubbs Did’nt think they came out until 66/67 D and E reg! could it have been a demonstrator

tipit · 19 January 2010 17:09

Thanks for finding this one Bubb’s, I’d forgotten them and they were all over Trafford Park in the 70’s, I wonder what became of them ?

chris_webb · 19 January 2010 21:31

TIPIT:
Thanks for finding this one Bubb’s, I’d forgotten them and they were all over Trafford Park in the 70’s, I wonder what became of them ?

Hi tipit.While we are in Trafford Park do you remember seeing a overheight furniture wagon creeping about in the estate? It must have been on inter factory work.It could have been Mobel or maybe Schreibers,not sure as it was nearly 40 years ago

bubbleman · 19 January 2010 21:45

Hello again,a mixed bag today.

Not a good place to park Mr Payne.

Cheers Bubbs.

bob-lad · 19 January 2010 21:58

the firm in trafford park was schreibers chris they worked internal until 1 of the drivers tried to take 1 to runcorn , that tm is a great pic marc thanks for that jb carriers were from lord napier st off trafford rd salford then moved to praed rd trafford park they became rtm and sold out to tdg for the kelloggs work , an old friend of mine bought a couple of atki borderers off them for their 240 gardners